At the beginning of April 2022, I stepped out of my comfort zone (highly recommend) and entered a short story writing contest that required me to write a 1500-word story with a theme of ‘Happily Ever After.”The contest was The Write Practice’s Spring Writing Contest in partnership with the online magazine Short Fiction Break.I amContinue reading “Shortlisted!!”
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Book Review: Mastering Character Arcs: How Fifteen Universal Journeys Can Power Up Your Novel’s Cast by Lewis Jorstad
I received an advanced copy of this book with no obligation to leave a review. All opinions are my own.As an aspiring author, I have been reading a lot of books to help improve my craft and if I had to recommend only one book to a new author that would really accelerate their writingContinue reading “Book Review: Mastering Character Arcs: How Fifteen Universal Journeys Can Power Up Your Novel’s Cast by Lewis Jorstad”
Writing Contests, 30,000 Words, and a Series Title!
As it turns out, I love entering writing competitions. They are exhilarating and so valuable for my growth as a writer. Possible awards aside, the community of writers and the challenge of not always writing in a genre or about a topic that I am comfortable with is great for my author muscles. Also, gettingContinue reading “Writing Contests, 30,000 Words, and a Series Title!”
Writing Contests Update!
As you know, if you’ve been following me on this crazy journey, I recently participated in The Write Practice’s Spring Writing Competition! I am still waiting to hear the results but I thought I would include a little excerpt of Beezlebub’s New Beginnings Bingo and a link to Short Fiction Breaks website where it isContinue reading “Writing Contests Update!”
Book Review: Way of the Stoic by Thomas Swain
I received a copy of Way of the Stoic by Thomas Swain from Booksirens.com. “The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.” – Marcus Aurelius Thomas Swain did an exceptional job at breaking down the basics of the ancient art of Stoicism. From a brief history to practical advice on howContinue reading “Book Review: Way of the Stoic by Thomas Swain”
Spring Writing Contest: Reader’s Choice Award!
As many of you know I recently entered a short story writing contest and while I am still awaiting the results of the competition it would be awesome if you voted in the Reader’s Choice Awards! I will put the link below! My story is called “Beelzebub’s New Beginnings Bingo” If you can, take aContinue reading “Spring Writing Contest: Reader’s Choice Award!”
Book Review: The Belle of Eden by Sofia B. Ashford
*Disclaimer* I read this book a while ago, and to my knowledge, it is the only book by this author, but as I set out on my own “Author’s Journey,” I want to make sure that I celebrate and draw attention to other creative geniuses along the way! I received a free copy of TheContinue reading “Book Review: The Belle of Eden by Sofia B. Ashford”
It’s Time for an Update
Untitled Novel/Series:I am excited to say that I have almost reached the 27,000-word mark and 10 Chapters completed on my upcoming novel! I feel like I can confidently say this is probably the halfway mark for this book. I thought about sharing some of my favorite quotes from what I’ve written so far, but notContinue reading “It’s Time for an Update”
Book Review: King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo
King of Scars is the sixth book by Leigh Bardugo, set in the brilliantly crafted Grishaverse, and is the first book in the King of Scars Duology. I continue to be impressed with how Bardugo’s writing improves with each new book and it is a wonderful experience for me as an aspiring author. I loveContinue reading “Book Review: King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo”
It’s been a while…
It has been a couple weeks since I have posted anything, so I thought I would take a few minutes to give an explanation and some updates. My whole family recently recovered from a very mild version of the dreaded COVID-19. Other than drastically limiting my desire to be creative, we made out very well.Continue reading “It’s been a while…”
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